Rocking Sleep
Rocking helps adults fall asleep faster and enter deeper sleep.
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Plant Sonar
A Cuban plant has acoustically-enhanced leaves that help pollinating bats find it in the dark.
Dinosaur Bones
Holes in fossil bones suggest that dinosaurs were warm-blooded.
Soccer Goalies
Soccer goalies tend to dive toward the right when their team is behind.
Beauty & Brains
One area of the brain becomes active when we experience beauty.
Ultrasound Safety
A listener asks: Can medical ultrasound damage your ears?
Happy Face Genetics
Differences in a gene influence how much time we spend looking at happy faces.
Killer Whale Microphone
An underwater microphone takes inspiration from the ears of killer whales.
Stop Smoking Texts
Encouraging text messages help smokers kick the habit.
Loudest Animal
The mating calls of an insect called the water boatman are much louder than expected given the bug’s …
Comfort Food Hormone
A hormone called ghrelin is a key part of how stress triggers mice to seek out fatty food.